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Google recently purged some 200 extensions from its Chrome Store inventory. Extensions and add-ons let users add functions and features to the Chrome Web browser, but bad extensions can expose users to a greater risk of spyware and malware. A major problem with many browser add-ons is ad injectors. ...

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Google on Tuesday announced two new budget-busting Chromebook computers, a tablet/notebook convertible with a full swivel screen, and a Chrome computer-on-a-stick ...

After experiencing a data breach, most companies take a number of measures to strengthen security, including advising users to change their passwords and to make them strong ...

Cyanogen this week announced the completion of a follow-up round of Series C financing that brought US$80 million in new funds to pay for more hiring and accelerated development of its open platform software development kit ...

Amazon on Thursday announced two new plans for unlimited storage in its Cloud Drive service ...

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President Obama on Monday announced US$240 million in new pledges from private businesses, schools and foundations across the country for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education. ...

Microsoft this summer will distribute Windows 10 to anyone running Windows 7, Windows 8.1 or Windows Phone 8.1, regardless of whether the existing OS is a genuine or pirated copy ...

The Software Freedom Conservancy earlier this month announced that it was funding a lawsuit filed by Linux kernel developer Christoph Hellwig against VMware in the district court of Hamburg in Germany ...

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Facebook last week launched Topic Data, a new service that reveals to advertisers the subjects users discuss, the brands and products they use, and the activities they follow ...

Some 60 Linux kernel developers last week adopted a small "patch," called the "Code of Conflict," that attempts to set guidelines for discourse in the kernel community and outlines a path for mediation if someone feels abused or threatened ...

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Nextdoor on Wednesday announced it has received US$110 million in venture capital to grow its neighborhood-based network of residents and vendors ...

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A team of open source evangelists is working within the General Services Administration as part of a federal initiative for more transparent government use of technology ...

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Apple must pay patent licensing firm Smartflash US$532.9 million for infringing three patents ...